Marrakesh Local Custom Tips by belgianchocolate

You can't leave Morocco without trying Mint tea.
I know little people who are not fond of it.

How to make it?
Easy , ...
You need gunpowder - a species of tea you can
get at the moroccan store near you and the
chinese toko as well. First pour some some
hot water on the gunpowder and then pour it
down the sieve. You need to do this in order
to get rid of the bitter taste of this tea.

Now , put the gunpowder in the teapot together
with the fresh mint leaves and 5 or 6 spoons
of sugar. I like it very sweet , like the locals
serve and drink it. ;-) Ad one litre of boiling water
and leave it for 5 minutes. You can keep it
warm on a little candle.

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Local Customs: Mint tea.

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Written by belgianchocolate

on Apr 2, 2005

Did you noticed that the moroccans serve your
mint tea in a special way?
No , I don't mean the nice colorful glasses they
use for serving the tea.

When they pour the tea into the little glasses they
got the kettle as high as possible. The meaning of
thuis ritual is to make as many little bubbles
on the tea as possible. This is for good luck!
Many bubbles brings many luck.

Now you can drink the tea...use your thumb and
index finger to hold the glass in order to
handle the heat.

Bon appetit!

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Local Customs: Bachrir!

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Written by belgianchocolate

on Apr 2, 2005

Thousand holes pancakes.
The pancake you can see on the left is a typical
moroccan pancake served at weddings
and with the sugar festivities. It is slightly different
from the pancakes we know.

What you need for 4 persons
500 gr flour.
4 coffee spoons of dry yeast.
a little bit salt.
700 ml water

Make a smooth fluid dough with the ingredients.
Stoke a pan and first put in some cold water.
Empty the pan and ad some dough.
Serve this pancakes with honey and melted butter.

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Local Customs: Ras-el-hanout.

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Written by belgianchocolate

on Apr 8, 2005

'Ras-el-hanout' literally means 'head of the kitchen'.
It is a mixture of at least 24 species of herbs ,
spices and roots.
-Turmeric , coriander , nutmeg , cinnamon ,
pepper , thyme , anise , ...

It is a moroccan curry and used to spice the
'tagine'-dishes. You can buy it prepared at the
grocer but there are families that make their
own mixture of spices.

The nice thing is that I found a mixture of 45
spices and not yet mixed to powder.
I love the aroma and for me it is typically Moroccan.
This powder has healing qualities they say.
Mother that gave birth are served dishes
where this powder is used in.

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Bargain!: A gift.

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Written by belgianchocolate

on Apr 11, 2005

When you are a really poor bargainer , you will
get loads of gifts. ;-) We got plenty.

In the picture you can see some sort of rasp.
It is used to remove the hardened areas of
skin of your feet. It is made of baked clay.

For your information ,
I don't need it.
I got baby feet ,
size 45. ;:-)

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Local Customs: Spices

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Written by belgianchocolate

on Apr 11, 2005